Celebrate David Evans' 50 Years at Harvard with a Special Retirement Reception & Dinner
Guests are encouraged to sport hair bows and bow ties in honor of the Senior Admissions Officer's sartorial preference.
All are welcome to attend. The evening will begin with drinks and be followed by a full catered dinner.
Date: April 18th, 2020
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 Reception (with beer and wine and soft drinks) and dinner to follow
Location: EverFi
2300 N Street, NW #500
Washington, DC 20037
Dress: Business casual
Cost: $50 for members and nonmembers and their guests
David L. Evans first came to work in the Harvard Admissions Office in 1970. During his time in Cambridge, he has been instrumental in ensuring that more African American undergraduates have matriculated at Harvard than in the previous 334 years. Mr. Evans has served as a proctor in Harvard Yard, an adviser to first-year students and an assistant dean of freshmen. He has also been an adviser to the Harvard Foundation since its inception in 1981. In 2002 he was awarded the FAS Administrative Prize, the highest honor to be conferred on an administrator by Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. In 2016, Mr. Evans was awarded the W. E. B. Du Bois Medal, Harvard's highest honor in the field of African and African American studies. It is awarded to individuals in the United States and across the globe in recognition of their contributions to African and African American culture and the life of the mind. Mr. Evans has overseen applications from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area for much of his career. His picture hangs in Lamont Library.
Join fellow Harvard alumni to celebrate the life and accomplishments of this Harvard icon at this event on April 16, 2020.
The program will feature remarks by Harvard alumni whose lives Mr. Evans has touched over the years. Mr. Evans will also give brief remarks and perhaps tell a story or two.
We are indebted to Allan and Vivian Moore for their generous support of this event.
Thanks also to Board Member Michael Ledecky AB '16 for facilitating the use of EverFi.